Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
RapidEye-1 (RapidEye-C) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Germany |
Operator/Owner |
RapidEye AG |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
613 |
Apogee (km) |
646 |
Eccentricity |
0.00235731123651689 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.9 |
Period (minutes) |
97.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
175 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
150 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
29-08-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd. |
Country of Contractor |
United Kingdom |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2008-040C |
NORAD Number |
33314 |
Comments |
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